Butchart Gardens in Vancouver


Visiting the hundreds of wonderful gardens that exist around the world is a great reason to travel. Today I am going to propose the perfect excuse to know Vancouver, in Canada, especially if you are plant and flower lovers: visit the Butchart Gardens, a paradise that will captivate them to infinity.

Nothing less than 22 hectares of land that are a real orchard and that each year more than a million visitors come to be ecstatic with its beauty and color. Would you like to discover the thousand nuances that it contains? Well don't hesitate. Of course, the best months to visit it are from march to october, when the flowering of the species is constant.

With more than a century of history


But Butchart Gardens has not always been like this. Before there were plants, flowers and vegetation, it was a cement exploited by Robert Pim Butchart (from 1888 to 1904). At the beginning of the 20th century, his wife Jennie decided to beautify the quarry by planting various species.


From that moment, the whole family dedicated itself to caring for that garden that today is divided into five sectors different but connected to each other through grassy areas and secluded trails.

A show throughout the year


There is everything there: tropical plants, cherry blossoms, bulbous plants that explode in a thousand colors ... show for the senses. In spring it is the turn of rhododendrons and azaleas.

Summer is the season of roses, which you will find more than 250 varieties. In autumn begonias and dahlias appear, and the Japanese garden, which stands out for its serene and delicate beauty, turns reddish and golden. During the winter, and despite the cold, this garden continues to radiate magic.

The Butchart Gardens, B.C. Canada in spring 4K (March 2024)


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